Mr. White is a racist; he calls Mr. Lopez from Tijuana a grease-ball because he has dark hair.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
grease|ball — «GREES BL», noun. U.S. Slang. a foreigner or foreign looking person, especially one with swarthy skin (used in an unfriendly way) … Useful english dictionary
grease-ball — {n.}, {slang}, {derogatory} (avoid) An immigrant from a southern country, such as Mexico, Italy, or Spain; a person with oily looking black hair. * /Mr. White is a racist; he calls Mr. Lopez from Tijuana a grease ball because he has dark hair./ … Dictionary of American idioms
grease-ball — {n.}, {slang}, {derogatory} (avoid) An immigrant from a southern country, such as Mexico, Italy, or Spain; a person with oily looking black hair. * /Mr. White is a racist; he calls Mr. Lopez from Tijuana a grease ball because he has dark hair./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Grease-ball — 1. (racist) person of Mediterranean or Latin American origin; 2. person with greased or slicked back hair … Dictionary of Australian slang
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grease-ball — /ˈgris bɔl/ (say grees bawl) Colloquial (derogatory) –noun 1. (racist) a person of Mediterranean or Latin American origin. 2. a person with greased or slicked back hair. –adjective 3. (racist) relating to or typical of a person of Mediterranean… …
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